Abstract

Prehistoric subsistence and seasonality in the insular Quoddy region, New Brunswick, are being studied through stable isotope analyses of carbonized encrustations on ceramic vessels, niche width analyses of vertebrate and invertebrate faunal assemblages, and season-of death analyses of soft-shelled clams and mammal teeth. This paper presents results to date from the application of these techniques. Data are drawn from nine sites (15 cultural/stratigraphic components) dating ca. 2400 BP to ca. 400 BP. Warm season occupations of insular locations, focused on the exploitation of littoral resources, predominate; however, there is evidence for changes in the intensity and scheduling of resource exploitation, and in the specific resources exploited, during this period.